Rocking toy vehicle



C. D. MARLOWE, SR.

ROCKING TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 26. 1921.

Patentd May 2,1922.

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED l TA A N FHCEV -,1 i

CLINTON n. MARLOWE, sa, or Jonnsrown, 11-nixntsiznvnrn:a l

ROCKING TOY vEHIdLn.

Be known that I, CLINTON at Johnstown, in the county of CambriaiandState of Pennsyl'van1'a, have invented cerv tain new and usefulimprovements in Rock; ing Toy Vehicles,,ot' which the followl'ng s aspecification, refereneebeing had to the ac companymg l12LW1I1gS.

' This invention relates to amusement de; 1 vices, part cularlyvto toyvehicles, andhas for its object the provisionof a toy vehicle which isformed as a representation or" a horse or other animal and which has alooking movement in combination with a rolling I movement, theconstruction being such that ment thereto by the rider.

'the device is propelled by imparting move- Animportant' and morespecific object 'is the provision of a toy of this character which oincludes a wheel supported frame "upon which rockably mounted asupportformed as the representation of an animal and upon- "whioh therider slts, the rockable support orelement being connected with a crankshaft which carriestwo of the groundengaging wheels so that as thesupport is rocked the device will be'caused to travel along the ground.

Another object isthe provision of a device" of this character n whichthe front axle car Tries toot rests which serve j to enable the rider toimpart the necessary rocking movement to the device and which also serveas; steering means for controlling the dlrection of travel. i Yetanother object is the provision of a toy of this characterin which therockable' element has a spring associated therewith" whichwillassistinthe propulsion of the device at certain positions of therockable elementflv 1 V An. additional object is the provision of adevice of this characterwhieh will be simple and inexpensive inmanufacture, easy to op-' erate even by the very young, which will. alsobe highly entertaining and amusing in provement in the art. Y

W'th the above and other objects and advantages in View, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be "herein after more fullydescribed and claimedyand use, durable in service and a general im-fillustrated in the accompanying i drawings; 'in'which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showingthe Application filed September 2e,1921 Ser iaI No. 503,278. a

v D. MAnLown,' 1 S11, a'citizen of the United States, residing V e p h ia with the rockable member at theoth'e'r limlt Yot' its mov'ementg"inent;

I iguie Figure 3 is a front elevationrandf i Fig l i ure 4 is aplan?view-with'the rockable Specification of Letters Pate nt." Pate t dI rockable memberat one limit of its movjeingra supporting frame'whichincludes a pair of bars 10' arranged in \Lshaped relation and providedat their converging' ends wlth upper "and lowerplate's 11 wlnch probars10 are reinforcedby met'al plates or and'thestripslGlis a s'haftllformed centrally with a crankportion'lS. i Rotatable upon one end-ofthe-shaft l7 is awheel 19; while secured upen the other end. isua wheel20. n N

Rising from the intermediate portion-0t the" name defined by the barslOis a stand ,ard 21 which is formed at'lits lower end with a reducedextension 22 which is tri-- angular'in cross section and whichconforminglv fits between the bars 10.. Abolt 23 passes through thebars'10 l and j through the ei tension 22.;for the purpose of-holdingqthe standard 21 in"-position"and als o strengthening the frame. Itshould also be] I stated that'lfprovide afboltflli'whioh passestransversely through the forward extremities of the bars" 10.; Theupper-endo'tthe standard 21 is reduced in thickness *tOg-ide fineanupright extension 25 which: iS-fOIkQJd,

as shown at 26.; I -The numeral; 27

v designates the rockable member which is shownii n' 1 the :present*instance as the representationi of a'horse though it is to bedistinctly understood that it might be the representation of anyotherianimal bird, or in fact any otherobject. Thisr ockable member isprovided with, a saddle 28 of any preferred construction and which maybe as elaborate "asfdesiredj Projecting through the neck. portion ofcthe-rockable' member and extending beyond "the, sides thereof-arehandlebars 29:adapted to be grasped by the rider for preventing fallingoff. This 'rockable member is disposed upon the top of the standard 21and is armada I v 4 its lower edge with a recess which receives 32 whichhas its upper end connected withabolt 33 which passes transverselythrough 1 the member27, I provide a pitman 35 which the rockable member.also formed with abore 34 which receives the spring 32and the latter hasits lower end" connected withthe bolt 23.

In order to impart rocking movement to isconnected at one end with thecrank 18 of 'theshaft 17 and which has its other. end pivoted upon thebolt 36 which passes transversely through a recess 37in the lower edgeof the rockable member. r

Securedupon the, front axle 13 are inverte'd U-shaped brackets 38 whichconstitute foot rests for the rider so that the rider may 7 obtain thenecessary purchase for effecting rocking movement of the member 27.These bracketsjalso serve as steering means for coni trolling thedirectlon of travel.

In the use of the device the operator sits upon the saddle 28 with hisfeet upon the brackets 38 andrwith his hands grasping the handle bars29. vThe operator then rocks the fmember 27 back and forth whereuponthe. member fulcrums upon the front and rear edges of the'standard 21alternately in a manner similar to the action of a platform rocker. Asthe member 27 rocks back and forth upon the standard it is apparent thatthe pitman 35 will operate to turn the rear axleso thatfthe device willbe propelled along the ground. Steering is of course effected' bypressing upon the proper one of pulsion.-

I rocking. 7

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I- have thus-provided a simply constructed andconsequently inexpensive toy vehicle I which will be highly entertainingand amusing especially to the young as it not only travels over theground but produces all'the sensation of riding upon. a galloping pony.

Owing to the simplicity it will be seen that i there is nothing to getout of order and that the device should consequently have a long lifeand efficiently perform the functions for which it is intended. a I

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of the inventionit will 7 be 'appa rlent that I. reserve the right to make claim V Thestandard 21 is v 1. A toy of the character described coinrear axle.

within the standard. n

such changesin the form, construction and arrangement of parts as willnot depart from Y the splrlt ofthe invention or thescope of thesub-joined claims.

Having thus describedmy prising-a main supporting frame including a pairof converglng bars, upper and lower plates secured upon and projectingbeyond the forward end of'said frame, a front axle invention, I I

pivotedbet-ween' said; plates and" carrying 7 ground engaging wheels,"arear axle jour:

n aled through said frame and formed with a crank portioma groundengaging wheel revoluble' upon one end of the rear axle a groundengaging Wheel fixedupon the other end ofthe rear axle, a standardrising from the intermediate portion of the frame and,

formed with a triangular extension conformingly fitting'between saidbars, a rockable element pivoted upon said standard, and apitman'pivotally connected with the rockif able member and said crankportion of the 2; A toy 0f the character described 'com front axlecarrying wheels, a i'ear axle carry- IlSlIl d mitlll SI] OI'tllI frame amovableb 7 ing wheels and formed with a crank, a stand- I ard risingfrom the'intermed-iate portion of said frame and having a forkedextension at its upper end, a rockable body dlsposed upon said'standardand recessed for therecept on of said forked extension, a pitmanpivotally connected with said body and with said crank the body. and thestandard being 'fOrl'IleCl with bores, and a spring located" withln saldbores and havlnglone endfsee cured to the body and the other end securedA toy of the character described'-com prising a main supporting frameincluding a pair of converging bars, upper and lower plates secured uponand projecting beyond the forward end of said frame,a front axle pivotedbetween said plates and carrying ground engaging wheels, arear axlejour-,

iialed through said frame and formed with a crank portion, a groundengaging wheel revoluble uponvone' end of the rear axle, a.

able element pivoted upon said standard, a

pitman pivotallyconnected with the rockable member and said crankportion of the rear axle, andinverted U-shaped brackets secured upon thefront axle-and constituting foot rests and steering means. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature;

CLINTON D. MARLOWE, sR,

